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Assessment ID
103267
Taxon name
Eliomys quercinus
Linnaeus, 1766
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Eliomys quercinus
Linnaeus, 1766
Common name(s)
Lérot
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
gliridae
Genus
Eliomys
Species
quercinus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1766
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Stéphane Aulagnier, Alain Butet, Jean-François Julien, François Léger, Michèle Lemaire, Sébastien Roué, Laurent Tillon. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103266
Taxon name
Castor fiber
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Castor fiber
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Castor d'Eurasie
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
castoridae
Genus
Castor
Species
fiber
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Stéphane Aulagnier, Alain Butet, Jean-François Julien, François Léger, Michèle Lemaire, Sébastien Roué, Laurent Tillon. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103265
Taxon name
Sciurus vulgaris
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sciurus vulgaris
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Ecureuil roux
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
sciuridae
Genus
Sciurus
Species
vulgaris
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Stéphane Aulagnier, Alain Butet, Jean-François Julien, François Léger, Michèle Lemaire, Sébastien Roué, Laurent Tillon. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103264
Taxon name
Marmota marmota
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Marmota marmota
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Marmotte des Alpes
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
sciuridae
Genus
Marmota
Species
marmota
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Stéphane Aulagnier, Alain Butet, Jean-François Julien, François Léger, Michèle Lemaire, Sébastien Roué, Laurent Tillon. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103263
Taxon name
Phocoena phocoena
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phocoena phocoena
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Marsouin commun
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
phocoenidae
Genus
Phocoena
Species
phocoena
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Near A3
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Frank Dupraz, Sami Hassani, Olivier Van Canneyt. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103262
Taxon name
Balaenoptera physalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Balaenoptera physalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Rorqual commun
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Species
physalus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Near C
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Frank Dupraz, Sami Hassani, Olivier Van Canneyt. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103261
Taxon name
Capra ibex
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Capra ibex
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Bouquetin des Alpes
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
bovidae
Genus
Capra
Species
ibex
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Near A3c
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Stéphane Aulagnier, Alain Butet, Jean-François Julien, François Léger, Michèle Lemaire, Sébastien Roué, Laurent Tillon. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103260
Taxon name
Phoca vitulina
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phoca vitulina
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Phoque veau-marin
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
phocidae
Genus
Phoca
Species
vitulina
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Qualifying criteria (if given)
VU (D1) (-1)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Frank Dupraz, Sami Hassani, Olivier Van Canneyt. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103259
Taxon name
Halichoerus grypus
Fabricius, 1791
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Halichoerus grypus
Fabricius, 1791
Common name(s)
Phoque gris
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
phocidae
Genus
Halichoerus
Species
grypus
Species authority
Fabricius, 1791
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Qualifying criteria (if given)
VU (D1) (-1)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Jean-Benoît Charrassin, Frank Dupraz, Sami Hassani, Olivier Van Canneyt. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.
Assessment ID
103258
Taxon name
Pipistrellus nathusii
Keyserling & Blasius, 1839
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pipistrellus nathusii
Keyserling & Blasius, 1839
Common name(s)
Pipistrelle de Nathusius
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
vespertilionidae
Genus
Pipistrellus
Species
nathusii
Species authority
Keyserling & Blasius, 1839
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
France (Mainland And Corsica)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
France
Country ISO code(s)
FRA
FR-20R
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Qualifying criteria (if given)
Near A3c
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2009
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Assessors: Stéphane Aulagnier, Alain Butet, Jean-François Julien, François Léger, Michèle Lemaire, Sébastien Roué, Laurent Tillon. Evaluators: Patrick Haffner, Florian Kirchner
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/App_Files_Uploaded/RedListFranceMammals.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France 2009
UICN France, MNHN, SFEPM & ONCFS (2009). La Liste rouge des espèces menacées en France -Chapitre Mammifères de France métropolitaine. Paris, France.